April by the Numbers

Is April the shortest month of the year? Remember when we were kids and days lasted forever? Now suddenly turning 30 is a mere 9 days away.

But it was a month well spent:

2 whole weekends with my baby brother
1 horribly unexpected UCLA loss
1 tornado in Memphis because even God wanted UCLA to win too
5 games until Phoenix gave it up, dammit
5 various other playoff games watched
4 horse races watched
0 bets placed
5 guys hitting on 3 girls
3 Blues Travelers harmonica solos before I recognized a song
5 hours of a Christian Film Festival
2 appearances by Pat Boone in a white suit
1 unexpected appearance by a certain man
4 nominations bestowed on our filmmaker friend
0 awards won for his efforts
350 dollars paid in taxes
250 supposedly returned
2 happy hours with my favorite Spanky
1 exquisite shot of Don Julio 1942
1 interesting evening under the red lights of Bordello
2 instances of wheat ingestion that seemed harmless
3 days before I realized it actually wasn't
3 games bowled with a Republican
2 broken nails
1 unhappy back
2 old flames possibly reignited
1 new one to consider
5 frustrating days creating an e-marketing piece
7 failed attempts to upload it to the server
13,200 people who finally received it last night
2 wine bars
1 failed to deliver without cigarette smoke
111 minutes enjoying funnies and penis in Saving Sarah Marshall
150 minutes enjoying greeness in Wicked The Musical
13 days dreading my inevitable birthday
16 days spent getting over it
9 days left before it finally happens